My parents' beloved bird Lulu died suddenly last night at only 8 years old. My mom said it perfectly on facebook:

My sweet loving beautiful Lulu has died. :""""""""""" 

Home from hospital after traumatic death scene with Lulu.....I got a bad bite as she tried to hang on to me....so sad....how we will miss her...Cockatoos have been described as 2 year-olds with a can opener, and the engineers of the bird world ...that she was ...always curious and looking for wood to chew...however, never managed the violin or piano....she did love the trombone stand, as well as cameras on tripods...had the best summer in the trees of New Hampshire pruning away

RIP Lulu